Lovett Bickford (8 April 1942[1]-29 July 2018[2]) directed the Doctor Who television story The Leisure Hive. He had earlier been the assistant floor manager for The War Machines (uncredited[3], with Margot Hayhoe) and The Moonbase.
He was reportedly never allowed to work on Doctor Who after The Leisure Hive because he had gone severely over budget. (DWM 191)
He shared his memories of his Doctor Who career on the audio commentary for The Moonbase and The Leisure Hive. and the documentary A New Beginning.
Despite having previously worked on Doctor Who long before The Leisure Hive. However, he did not correct Lalla Ward on the audio commentary on The Leisure Hive, who said he was new to Doctor Who when he directed that story.
Career[]
He also directed episodes of Z-Cars, Angels and Emmerdale.
